The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-18

places of the bodies of three men-Rev. p
II. Lundy, Of the Baptist church, Rev. q.
A. Owens, of the same denomination, and
Rev. c. B. Dubose, of the Methodist church,
all of whom lost their lives while caring for
the sick at Pensacola in the yellow fever
epidemic of 1882.
At a meeting held in the court house at
Tallahassee last Thursday night the per-
manent organization of the Leon County
Building and Loan Association was
effected by the election of Mr. Edward
Lewis, President; Maj. L. d. Ball,
Vice President Mr. B. A Megin-
Miss, Treasurer; Mr.. B. B. Wilson, Secre
tary; Messrs. William G, Lewis, A. J. Fish,
! Aaron Levy, K. A Shine and George w.
Saxon, directors The limit of shares in the
first series is 500, and 535 have been asked
| for.
The City Council of Ocala has granted
franchise to Adm E. Waterman, of Ocala,
| to light the city with electricity Mr.
Waterman will use the Westinghouse and
Weston electric system, which are the same
with which Tampa is lighted, they being the
latest and most approved system now used
| he has offered to give four arc lights of
1000 candle power each to the city and put
them up on each corner of City Hall square
| free OF charge for one year, and has also
agreed to have same in operation within
ninety days.
At Tallahassee the Railroad Commission
is in session every day for the purpose of
hearing complaints from business men and
citizens generally, as well as the sugges-
| tons of railroad officials. Notice was pub
| llshed in some newspapers of the State that
the commission would hear from the public
generally as to grievances, but as yet only
| one complaint has been made. The rail-
roads have been heard and now the commits
] sion desires to hear from all who have com
| plants to make over which the commission
has jurisdiction.
| At Gainesville the Bar Association CON
cluded its labors Friday j. B. Walls, of
Tampa. was elected President; c. o. Hainp-
| ton, of Gainesville. Secretary; c. W
Stevens, of Madison, Treasurer. A vice
president from each circuit was chosen,
also an executive committee of one from
each circuit. The three standing commit
tees, which are required by the constitution,
were chosen, the Committees on Grievances,
Admission to the Bar and Law Reform. The
Executive Committee will fix the place for
the next meeting.
One of the best feats of sea towing ever
| recorded was performed very recently by
the steamer Echo, Captain W. H. Northup.
The steamer, having in tow a steam dredge
| and two scows, went from Apalachicola TO
| Pascagoula in fifty-four hours. She left
Pensacola at O'Clock Sunday afternoon.
last, Went TO Apalachicola, thence with her
tow to Pascagoula, and arrived back at
Pensacola Thursday night The distance
| from Apalachicola to Pascagoula, counting.
of course, the doubling of Cape st. Bias, is
not less than 265 miles.
Tampa Tribune. The rumor on the streets
to the effect that Col G. A. Hanson was
rotten-egged Thursday night, from what we
can learn, is incorrect. As the train moved
! off some scoundrel threw an egg, which
struck the car. Col Hanson was in the car
with Others, and there is no more evidence
| that 1t was intended for him than for others
who were on the train. Sheriff James Mar
tin got bigger share of the splatterings
than any one else we can learn of On last
| Monday evening, when the freight train
was coming in, and opposite the electric
light works, negro threw a missile
through one of the windows of the passen-
ger coach.
Madison county gave majority of 100
against prohibition. There were Irregular
| ties on which both sides can base contest
If they desire. The Ants are contemplating
contest for the Madison precinct, bssing
such action upon the irregularity in the
! election Of that precinct Upon the other
hand those who opposed the sale claim to
have sufficient evidence of Irregularities to
throw out the returns from other precincts
giving majorities for the sale to overbalance
the loss of the Madison precinct and to so
change the result as to make it against the
sale in the county. Probably no thought of
contest would be entertained had the
| irregularity which occurred here taken
place in some precinct of minor Importance.
None charge that fraud was committed by
these Irregularities.
The Ormond, S. Z. Churchill, of Church
ll-on-the-Hudson, manager, accommo-
| dating 100 guests, will be open Jan
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peninsula between the Halifax river and the
ocean, is now building under the superln-
tendence of c. p. Belts, of Jacksonville, by
Mr.. Nance, who is erecting the Casa Mon
lea" in st. Augustine Ithas no neighbor-
ing buildings, and will have an iron roof,
an 5000 gallon tank of water, with stand
| pipes and hose every one hundred feet in
halls, SO there need be no fear of fire. The
| upper stories command views of both the
| Halifax river and the ocean, while the front
verandas, raised above tho ground level
| like that of the San Marco, overlook tho
broad river, with the village of Ormond on
| the opposite or western shore
Last Thursday night, as one of Thicker s.
Bro. s teams was coming into Madison, and
when near the residence of Ed. Dickinson,
something caused one of the horses TO kick,
and the team ran away, eventually rushing
| into a fence ono OF the timbers of which
| pierced the body of one of the horses IL
was taken to the stable, and all the relief
| possible afforded it. Two men staid with it
| through the night. It is said that the horse
would show almost human intelligence
when the men left it, by giving vent to such
| agonizng tones as would call them back
| again. 1t survived the wound for about
! twenty hours, and at that time, eing that
| it was growing worse, Mr.. Tucker ordered
! it led to the woods TO die 1t had left the
stable but few steps when it became too
weak to proceed farther, fell, and expired
| almost imnedia tely.
A Mrs. Stocking living in the neighbor-
! hood OF limona, had quite a startling ex-
! perience one might last week She had
| walked in the afternoon to Mango, a dis
lance of about mile aud half, aud had
made purchase of some meat, and started
| on her return home She kept going until
! dark and failed TO find her home or come in
| sight Of any house, and soon realized the
! fact that she was lost, but kept Struggling
I along hoping to find her way home or to
| some place she could get shelter She had
on pair of slippers; they soon became so
wet they had TO be taken off, and she
wandered around bare footed until she be-
! came foot-sore and exhausted, and fell
down in fainting fit. She was aroused
some time during the night by an opoSsum
! roofing about her hand trying TO get the
| meat in her basket When She became
! conscious the moon was shining. The pos
sum ran Off, but she states that some kind